BOWIE, Md. – The Bowie State football team earned a sixth ranking in the 2022 College Football America Division II Preseason Top 30. Graduate senior offensive lineman Quinton Bobo (White Plains, MD) was named to the 2022 College Football America Yearbook Division II Preseason Starting Lineup list.
The College Football America Yearbook, which is on newsstands, now, is the second Division II preseason poll to be released this summer following a poll released by Lindy's Sports. The Rock were not included in the Lindy's top 25, but find themselves ranked No. 21 by College Football America. There are two more preseason polls expected to be released at the Division II level with D2football.com and the American Football Coaches Association yet to announce their polls. The AFCA poll is widely regarded as the official week one national rankings.
Bowie State is one of seven teams from the Super Region Two to be listed in the College Football American Top-30.
The Bulldogs will be looking for a fourth-straight CIAA conference title and a fifth straight trip to the NCAA Playoffs in 2022. Bowie State has claimed five division titles of the last six seasons and is expected to repeat as conference champions when the league office released its 2022 preseason poll back in July.
2022 College Football America Division II Preseason Top 30
1. Ferris State
2. Shepherd
3. Valdosta State
4. Colorado Mines
5. Angelo State
6. Bowie State
7. Northwest Missouri State
8. Grand Valley State
9. Notre Dame (OH)
10. West Georgia
11. Harding
12. Kutztown
13. Nebraska-Kearney
14. New Haven
15. Newberry
16. West Florida
17. Bemidji State
18. California (PA)
19. Lenoir-Rhyne
20. Albany State
21. Slippery Rock
22. Western Colorado
23. Minnesota Duluth
24. Henderson State
25. Washburn
26. Augustana (SD)
27. Ouachita Baptist
28. Bentley
29. Findlay
30. Central Washington
2022 College Football America Division II Starting Lineup
Offense
Pos., Name, School, Class
QB Tyson Bagent, Shepherd, Sr.
RB Dwayne McGee, Lenoir-Rhyne, So.
RB Josh Cummings, Western Colorado, Sr.
WR Ryan Beach, Shepherd, So.
WR Keilahn Harris, Oklahoma Baptist, Jr.
TE Hunter Budke, Fort Hays State, Sr.
OL Zein Obeid, Ferris State, Sr.
OL Jacob Bruce, West Florida, Jr.
OL Quinton Bobo, Bowie State, Sr.
OL Joey Fisher, Shepherd, Sr.
C Bryce Perkins, California (PA), Sr.
Defense
Pos., Name, School, Class
DL Caleb Murphy, Ferris State, Jr.
DL Tylen Coleman, Western New Mexico, Jr.
DL Tyler Tate, Millersville, Sr.
LB Nolan Reeve, Colorado Mines, Sr.
LB Ben Straatmann, Missouri S&T, Sr.
LB Carter Duxbury, Winona State, Sr.
DB Jermal Martin Jr., California (PA), Sr.
DB Tristan Rankin, Mars Hill, Jr.
DB Kobe Cummings, Missouri Western, Sr.
DB Antoine Holloway II, Notre Dame (OH), Jr.
Special Teams
Pos., Name, School, Class
P Clayton Crile, Catawba, Jr.
PK Ritse Vaes, Midwestern State, So.
KR Kory Gainwell, Delta State, So.
PR Marcus Taylor, Ferris State, Sr.
AP Jordan Terrell, Barton, So.
Bowie State will officially open the 2022 season at home on Saturday, Sept. 3 with a 1 p.m. kickoff against No. 16 New Haven for the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Bowie State football team.
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